The Alienware AW2725QF dual-resolution gaming monitor poses an interesting question: what if you can’t quite have it all, but most of it, and for not a lot of money?
For £390.14 (at the time of writing), you get a 27" 4K 180Hz monitor, which can also run at 1080P at 360Hz, has full Nvidia G-SYNC support, is bright, well-made and colour accurate.
That’s quite the attractive proposition, so what’s the catch? Not a lot, and none of it surprising if you know a thing or two about monitors.
As someone who types and edits videos all day, 4K is a minimum, and at 27", the AW2725QF is plenty sharp, with good text resolve and detail maintained in videos. With full support for the DCI-P3 colour space, you can do professional video or photo work without worrying your final export will have goofy colours on other displays.
Being an IPS panel, I don’t have to worry about any burn-in, of which I am a prime candidate, as I frequently have multiple windows side-by-side or am working in programs that have many static elements, such as Adobe Premiere Pro, which over time would eventually become apparent.
Granted, this would take some years, but given how expensive everything is becoming in the tech space, the longer my hardware lasts, the better.
The dual-mode functionality is very useful too, as your typical desktop experience still feels plenty snappy at 180Hz, but gaming feels much more fluid at 360Hz. This is especially helpful for esports titles, where reaction times are often the deciding factor in a match.
This works by representing one 1080P "pixel", with a quadrant of the 4K pixels, meaning that it is a proper integer scaled resolution, and looks rather native-like.
The only downside is that 1080p at 27" is a little blurry, and it can make spotting other players in competitive titles such as Counter-Strike 2 or Apex Legends a little tricky.
Though given these games are very easy to run, you likely can play it at 4K at 180Hz without issue. All it takes to swap between resolutions is a quick press of the joystick on the chin of the monitor, so you have the flexibility to play exactly how you want to.
The AW2725QF is also surprisingly bright for an IPS panel. I had no issues working on the monitor in a south-facing room bathed in sunlight. This sadly doesn’t translate well to the purported HDR capabilities, as being a back-lit edge array display with no per-pixel control or dimming zones, you do not get the 'pop' of MiniLED or OLED displays, though it is still far brighter than your typical IPS LCD panel.
Though being an IPS panel, grey-to-grey response times aren’t the best, and so those with keen eyes may notice ghosting.
As for the form factor, the monitor is well made, with a sturdy stand that clips into the monitor, and features quite handy cable management ports to keep your desk neat and tidy. The design of the monitor is quite minimalist, which is ideal, as for the most part, you will be looking at what’s on screen, and one wouldn’t necessarily want a gouache epic RGB gamer behemoth dominating a room when not in use.
Around the back of the monitor is some fancy RGB lighting, which can look quite pleasant as it gently illuminates the wall behind it.
There is also a decent selection of ports on offer, with a DisplayPort, two HDMI 2.1 ports, two USB-A ports, and an upstream USB-B port. On the chin of the monitor, another USB-A and USB-C port can be found.
Sadly, there is no headphone jack, which isn’t an issue if you use wireless headphones. Feeding my headphone cable through the monitor’s base wasn’t ideal either, as it meant the cable would eventually start to rest on my keyboard as the tension became slack.
But ultimately, for gaming, at this price range, I think there are better options, especially if you don’t mind sacrificing resolution. The Alienware AW2726DM is a 27" 1440P OLED monitor, which runs at 240Hz and is £22 cheaper at £369, at the time of writing.
View Green Video on the source websiteOLED panels have much better response times, colours and contrast, and so the perceived image often tends to look ‘better’, despite the lower pixel density.
If you do intend to use a monitor for gaming, as opposed to productivity tasks where sharp text resolve is crucial, then I would lean towards the QHD OLED monitor.
OLEDs employ pulse-wave modulation (PWM) in order to control brightness, and if you are sensitive to the flicker it produces, then this might entirely rule out most OLED displays.
However, if you type all day and game all night, then the Alienware AW2725QF could be the perfect monitor for you, as it possesses a unique blend of features, carving out a niche for the price-conscious user who craves a sharp desktop and buttery smooth gaming.
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